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Traf-O-Data was a business partnership between Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Paul Gilbert that existed in the 1970s. The objective was to read the raw data from roadway traffic counters and create reports for traffic engineers. The company had only modest success but the experience was instrumental in the creation of Microsoft Corporation a few years later.
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The extracted context around Traf-O-Data shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Traf-O-Data → Allen, Control Data Corporation, Gates, It, Mary Gates Hall, Over, Paul Gilbert, Paul Wennberg, Since, The, The Intel, They, Triakis Corporation, University, UW Physics, Washington, Washington State University, Wennberg, Wes Prichard Another extracted example is Traf-O-Data → 1975; 51 years ago (1975). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 26 structured relationships around Traf-O-Data. Examples in this analysis include Traf-O-Data → Defunct → 1975; 51 years ago (1975) and Traf-O-Data → Founded → 1972; 54 years ago (1972) Seattle, Washington, U.S.. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traf-O-Data | Defunct | 1975; 51 years ago (1975) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Traf-O-Data | Founded | 1972; 54 years ago (1972) Seattle, Washington, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Traf-O-Data | Founders | Bill Gates Paul Allen Paul Gilbert | 1.00 | infobox |
| Traf-O-Data | Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Traf-O-Data | Industry | Transportation engineering | 1.00 | infobox |
| Traf-O-Data | Predecessor | None | 1.00 | infobox |
| Traf-O-Data | Successor | Microsoft | 1.00 | infobox |
| Traf-O-Data | related to Hardware | The | 0.60 | section |
| Traf-O-Data | related to Hardware | The Intel | 0.60 | section |
| Traf-O-Data | related to Hardware | Allen | 0.60 | section |
| Traf-O-Data | related to Hardware | Washington State University | 0.60 | section |
| Traf-O-Data | related to Hardware | Since | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Traf-O-Data bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Years, Built and Needed. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Traf-O-Data, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Traf-O-Data with Hardware. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Traf-O-Data to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies, Art & Technology, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Traf-O-Data · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout